“Portswood Road a ‘fatality waiting to happen’ after car hits wall” (Echo 20/4/26)

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Apr 23, 2026 in Crime Incidents | 0 comments https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/26036991.portswood-road-fatality-waiting-happen-car-hits-wall/
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Southampton Police Facebook post: 22/4/26 – Stop and search on The Common

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Apr 23, 2026 in Crime Incidents | 0 comments “With the weather getting ever warmer, our teams are carrying out regular patrols in the parks and open spaces across the city. These patrols have a focus on indecent exposure and offences of violence or of a sexual nature against women. But as officers, they are always keeping an eye out for any offences, and that’s what happened yesterday on the Common. After stopping a man for a...
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Four men on benches outside former FlagShip Coffee, Portswood Broadway – one open can of alcoholic drink

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Apr 23, 2026 in Crime Incidents | 0 comments Certainly one appeared to have an open can of alcoholic drink, in contravention of the PSPO in Portswood. Seen on 23 April 2026 at 10am. No longer there when walking back at 11.30am. Reported to Community Safety and the Police (online)  
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HRA@50 – Free Event for HRA Members 16 May – Highfield and Portswood History Walk-Talk

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Apr 22, 2026 in News | 0 comments Join HRA for a History Walk–Talk around Portswood and Highfield. Experienced local historian, Godfrey Collyer, will lead two sessions on the 16 May, 10.30 am and 2.30pm. Only four places left for each session! Send reservation request to: HRA.HonSec@gmail.com This is a free event. Donations to Portswood Library will be collected on the day via your HRA Committee Representatives. If you would...
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Turner Sims Folk Weekend – many of the events and activities are free for all the family! Dates: Friday 1 May – Sunday 3 May

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Apr 22, 2026 in News | 0 comments “Celebrate May Day with a folk-filled weekend!” See more in the link below courtesy of the Turner Sims Concert Hall Turner Sims Folk Weekend...
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Four street drinkers in Portswood Broadway on 22/04/26

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Apr 22, 2026 in Crime Incidents | 0 comments Reported to Community Safety on 22/04/26. Four men drinking what looked like alcohol from open cans on Wednesday 22nd April at 3.15pm, as follows: two men outside the former Flagship Coffee; and two men opposite the Trago Lounge in the seating area in old St Denys road on the same side as the Police Station.  
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Street drinkers outside former Flagship Coffee / former Roebridge Farm Shop (Portswood Broadway) – morning of 21/4/26

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Apr 21, 2026 in Crime Incidents | 0 comments Reported to Community Safety by email, and also to the Police on 101 on 21 April 2026. Wait for 101 approximately 10 minutes. Crime no provided. Street drinkers (with cans of what looked like alcohol) with street furniture outside the former Flagship Coffee and former Roebridge Farm Shop on the morning of 21 April 2026 in Portswood Broadway, in violation of the Public Spaces Protection Order....
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“Shop looses 20% of takings as Portswood development scheme stalls” (article Daily Echo, 18 April 2026) HRA is quoted here

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Apr 20, 2026 in News | 0 comments “Members of Highfield Residents Association (HRA), who strongly opposed the student flats development, said the community had been left with a “prominent and depressing eyesore” which could become a “complete white elephant”. The group said it supported the concept of renewing the district centre but without an up to date council policy on commerce, transport and student accommodation...
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